Irrigator.



No. 718,739. PATENTED JAN, 20,1903.

I E. E. STEUDE.

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ANITE STATES EDWARD ERNEST STEUDE, OF NEVVOASTLE, CALIFORNIA.

IRRIGATOR.

SPESIFICATION formingoart of Letters Patent No. 718,739, dated January20, 1903.

Application filed May 24, 1902. Serial No. 108,777. (lflo model.) I

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I. EDWARD ERNEST STEUDE, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Newcastle, in the county of Placer and State ofCalifornia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inIrrigators, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to irrigators, and has for its object to providean improved device of the class described which will possess points ofadvantage in convenience,utility, inexpensiveness, simplicity,effectiveness, and general eiiiciency.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved device of theclass described which will distribute the water over a large area.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of an irrigatorembodying my improvements. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional View thereof.Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of the upper end of the mainwater-pipe.

Corresponding parts in all the figures are denoted by the same referencecharacters.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates the support, which in thepreferred form consists of a tripod 2, having an annular opening 3 inits top. A pipe, preferably forming a rightangle elbow, has its upperportion 4 secured in the annular opening 3 and its lower portion 5provided at its end with means of attaching thereto a connection with awater-supply. (Not shown.) Such means in the form shown consist of aninteriorly-screw-threaded collar 6, secured on the end of the lowerportion 5 of the pipe. The upper end of the upper portion 4 of the pipeis provided with diametrically opposite projecting perforated ears 7 andhas connected with it at points on each side intermediate such ears thelower ends ofa pintle 8, the lower part of which is U-shaped and theupper part of which is screw-threaded atits upper end. Asleeve 9, havingits outer surface ground smooth, fits snugly over the upper portion 4 ofthe pipe and is provided at its top with hooks 10 to engage theperforated ears 7. An annular flange 11 is secured to the upper portion4 of the pipe below the sleeve 9. 'A fountain-nozzle 12 is provided witha projecting nozzle portion 12, which may, if desired, have at its end aspray 14, and with a tubular body portion 12*, which fits over thesleeve 9, and has a smoothlyground bottom which rests on the flange 11.A water-wheel 14:, having the usual buckets 15 around its periphery, hasits hub 16 fitted upon the lower part of the tubular body portion 12 ofthe fountain-nozzle 12. Below the wheel and resting upon the flange 11is a disk 17, which extends beyond the periphery of the wheel 14 todistribute the water evenly. A small pipe 18 is tapped into the upperportion 4 of the main pipe below the flange 11 and extends outward andupward and then inward and is provided at its end with a nozzle 19,which directs the water against the buckets 15 to turn the wheel 14. Thepipe 18 may be provided with means to control the flow of water, whichmeans are herein shown as a valve 20. The tubular body portion 12 of thefountain-nozzle is interiorly screw-threaded at its upper end, and a cap21 is screwed thereon. The cap 21 is provided centrally with an aperture22 to receive the pintle 8, and a suitable cap 23 is provided to screwon the end of the pintle 8 after all the parts are in place.

The operation and advantages of my invention will be readily understoodand appreci ated.

A connection having been made with a suitable water-supply by means of ahose or other suitable device screwed into the collar 6, the valve 20 isopened and the water passes through the pipe 18 and nozzle 19 and isthrown against the buckets 15 of the wheel 14, driving it around,carrying the fountainnozzle 12 with it, and distributing the water overa large circular area. The projecting part of the disk 17, which forms arim around the wheel 14, just below the buckets 15, serves to alsodistribute the water passing through the nozzle 19 similarly around thelocation of the irrigator. The speed with which the wheel 14 is turned,and consequently the distance to which the water is thrown, can beregulated by the valve 20.

I do not desire to be understood as limiting myself to the details ofconstruction and arrangement as herein described and illustrated, as itis manifest that variations and modifications may be made in thefeatures of construction and'arrangement in the adaptation of the deviceto various conditions of use without departing from the spirit and scopeof my invention and improvements. I therefore reserve the right to allsuch variation and modification as properly fall within the scope of myinvention and the terms of the following claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent 1. An improved device of the class described, comprisinga support, a pipe carried thereby and adapted to be connected with awater-supply, a sleeve fitting over said pipe and connected to its upperend, a nozzle having a tubular body portion revolubly supported on saidsleeve, and means operated by a secondary jet of water for revolvingsaid nozzle.

2. An improved device of the class described, comprising a support, amain pipe carried thereby and adapted to be connected with awater-supply, a sleeve fitting over said pipe, a nozzle having a tubularbody portion revolubly supported on said sleeve, a Waterwheel revolublewith said nozzle, and a pipe leading from said main pipe and having anozzle to direct a jet against the Water-wheel.

3. An improved device of the class described, comprising a support, apipe carried thereby and provided with means of connection with aWater-supply, a tubular sleeve having its outer surface ground smoothand fitting about the pipe adjacent to its open end, a fountain-nozzleprovided with a tubular body portion revoluble about the sleeve, andmeans operated by a secondary jet of Water for revolving said nozzle.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name in the presence of thesubscribing witnessesl EDWARD ERNEST STEUDE.

\Vitnesses:

A. G. HATCH, P. H. STEUDE.

